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dead。 On his chest was a fat pink pig�察�On the pig a blackamoor With a ten 

pound   weight   for   a   cap。   His   mustachios   kept   curling   up   and   down   like 

angry     snakes�察  �And    his  eyes    rolled  round    and   round�察   �With   the   pupils 

coming into sight�察�and disappearing�察�And appearing again on the other side。 

The holsters at his saddle´bow were two port bottles�察�And a curved table´ 

knife hung at his belt for a scimitar�察�While a fork and a keg of spirits were 

strapped     to  the  saddle    behind。    He   dug   his  spurs   into  the   pig�察 �Which 

trampled      and   snorted�察   �And    stamped     its  cloven    feet  deeper    into   Mr。 

Spruggins。 Then the green light on the floor began to undulate。 It heaved 

and hollowed�察�It rose like a tide�察�Sea´green�察�Full of claws and scales And 

wriggles。 The air above his bed began to move�察�It weighed over him In a 

mass of draggled feathers。 Not one lifted to stir the air。 They drooped and 

dripped   With   a   smell   of   port   wine   and   brandy�察  �Closing   down�察  �slowly�察�

Trickling drops on the bed´quilt。 Suddenly the window fell in with a great 

scatter of glass�察�And the moon burst into the room�察�Sizzling  ;S´s´s´s´s  

Spruggins�       �Spruggins� ─�It rolled toward him�察�A green ball of flame�察�With 

two   eyes   in   the   center�察�A  red   eye   and   a   yellow   eye�察  �Dropping   their   lids 

slowly�察    �One    after  the  other。   Mr。   Spruggins      tried  to  scream�察   �But    the 

blackamoor Leapt off his pig With a cry�察�Drew his scimitar�察�And plunged it 

into Mr。 Spruggins's mouth。 

     Mr。 Spruggins got up in the cold dawn And remade the fire。 Then he 

crept back to bed By the light which seeped in under the window curtains�察�

And lay there�察�shivering�察�While the bells of St。 George the Martyr chimed 

the quarter after seven。 



                               The Paper Windmill 



     The little boy pressed his face against the window´pane and looked out 

at   the   bright    sunshiny     morning。      The     cobble´stones      of  the   square 

glistened like mica。       In the trees�察�a breeze danced and pranced�察�and shook 

drops   of   sunlight   like   falling   golden   coins   into   the   brown   water   of   the 

canal。    Down   stream   slowly   drifted   a   long   string   of   galliots   piled   with 

crimson cheeses。        The little boy thought they looked as if they were roc's 

eggs�察�blocks of big ruby eggs。           He said�察 �Oh� ─�with delight�察�and pressed 



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against the window with all his might。 

       The golden cock on the top of the `Stadhuis' gleamed。                  His beak was 

open like a pair of scissors and a narrow piece of blue sky was wedged in 

it。 ;Cock´a´doodle´do�察─�cried the little boy。              ;Can't you hear me through 

the window�察�Gold Cocky�拭             �Cock´a´doodle´do�           �You should crow when 

you   see   the   eggs   of   your   cousin�察  �the   great   roc。;  But   the   golden   cock 

stood   stock   still�察  �with   his   fine   tail   blowing   in   the   wind。   He   could   not 

understand   the little boy�察  �for   he   said   ;Cocorico;   when   he said   anything。 

But he was hung in the air to swing�察�not to sing。 His eyes glittered to the 

bright West wind�察�and the crimson cheeses drifted away down the canal。 

       It   was   very  dull   there  in   the  big   room。  Outside   in   the  square�察  �the 

wind   was   playing   tag   with   some   fallen   leaves。       A  man   passed�察  �with   a 

dogcart beside him full of smart�察�new milkcans。                   They rattled out a gay 

tune�此 �Tiddity´tum´ti´ti。         Have some milk for your tea。             Cream for your 

coffee to drink to´night�察�thick�察�and smooth�察�and sweet�察�and white�察─�and the 

man's   sabots   beat   an   accompaniment�此           �Plop�   �trop�   �milk   for   your   tea。 

Plop� �trop� �drink it to´night。;          It was very pleasant out there�察�but it was 

lonely here in the big room。           The little boy gulped at a tear。 

       It was queer how dull all his toys were。             They were so still。 Nothing 

was still in the square。        If he took his eyes away a moment it had changed。 

The   milkman   had   disappeared   round   the   corner�察  �there   was   only   an   old 

woman with a basket of green stuff on her head�察�picking her way over the 

shiny stones。       But the wind pulled the leaves in the basket this way and 

that�察  �and   displayed   them   to   beautiful   advantage。   The   sun   patted   them 

condescendingly   on   their   flat   surfaces�察  �and   they   seemed   sprinkled   with 

silver。    The little boy  sighed as he looked at his   disordered toys on   the 

floor。    They      were    motionless�察    �and   their   colours    were    dull。  The    dark 

wainscoting absorbed the sun。            There was none left for toys。 

       The   square   was   quite   empty   now。       Only   the   wind   ran   round   and 

round it�察�spinning。        Away over in the corner where a street opened into 

the square�察�the wind had stopped。              Stopped running�察�that is�察�for it never 

stopped   spinning。       It   whirred�察  �and   whirled�察  �and   gyrated�察  �and   turned。   It 

burned like a great coloured sun。             It hummed�察�and buzzed�察�and sparked�察�

and    darted。    There      were   flashes    of  blue�察  �and    long   smearing     lines   of 



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saffron�察  �and   quick   jabs   of   green。   And   over   it   all   was   a   sheen   like   a 

myriad   cut   diamonds。      Round   and   round   it   went�察  �the   huge   wind´wheel�察�

and the little boy's head reeled with watching it。              The whole square was 

filled with its rays�察�blazing and leaping round after one another�察�faster and 

faster。    The   little   boy   could   not   speak�察  �he   could   only   gaze�察  �staring   in 

amaze。 

       The wind´wheel was coming down the square。                  Nearer and nearer it 

came�察�a great disk of spinning flame。             It was opposite the window now�察�

and the little boy could see it plainly�察�but it was something more than the 

wind which he saw。         A man was carrying a huge fan´shaped frame on his 

shoulder�察 �and   stuck   in   it   were   many  little painted   paper   windmills�察  �each 

one scurrying round in the breeze。             They were bright and beautiful�察�and 

the sight was one to please anybody�察�and how much more a little boy who 

had only stupid�察�motionless toys to enjoy。 

       The little boy clapped his hands�察�and his eyes danced and whizzed�察�

for the circling windmills made him dizzy。               Closer and closer came the 

windmill man�察�and held up his big fan to the little boy in the window of 

the Ambassador's house。           Only a pane of glass between the boy and the 

windmills。       They      slid  round    before    his   eyes    in  rapidly    revolving 

splendour。      There were wheels and wheels of colours  big�察�little�察�thick�察�

thin  all one clear�察�perfect spin。       The windmill vendor dipped and raised 

them again�察�and the little boy's face was glued to the window´pane。                    Oh� �

What   a   glorious�察  �wonderful   plaything�   �Rings   and   rings   of   windy   colour 

always moving�         �How had any one ever preferred those other toys which 

never stirred。      ;Nursie�察�come quickly。         Look� �I want a windmill。           See� �

It is never still。    You will buy me one�察�won't you�拭�I want that silver one�察�

with the big ring of blue。; 

       So a servant was sent to buy that one�此           �sil

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